French farmers vow to keep up pressure on government unless demands met • FRANCE 24 English

They say they have no intention of backing down after a meeting with prime minister Gabriel atal the powerful French farming Union say protest actions will intensify across the country unless the government puts forth concrete proposals virtually all departments are preparing further protest action we want to ensure that negotiations don’t end

Until the concrete decisions are taken and we’ve told the Prime Minister once again that we won’t be satisfied with minor measures the French agriculture minister said negotiations are already underway we need to First reaffirm the trust between farmers and the government the first announcements will be made within the week then more longer

Term after that hundreds of farmers have been staging protests by blocking motorways in Southwestern France voicing their anger over excessive Financial charges and restrictions competition from cheap exports and Environmental Protection rules one of the major issues on the Forefront is the progressive tax increases on diesel that is essential to their

Work the Battle Is Over RNG the non-road diesel we use in our tractors and farm machinery that’s really the national debate today we tax Farmers for pollution because they supposedly pollute we don’t tax kerosene for the planes that pollute our skies every day but France is not alone similar

Issues have led farmers in other European nations to also take action in neighboring Germany farmers in Berlin protested against cuts to fuel subsidies meanwhile farmers in Poland the Netherlands and Romania say cheap Ukrainian grain exports are wrecking their livelihoods

French farmers will continue to protest pending government action, union representatives told reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and Farming Minister Marc Fesneau to address the reasons for the demonstrations.
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5 comments

  4. The government know full well that extra taxes to the farmers will eventually get passed to the public resulting in the government collecting more taxes at the other end.

  5. Best wishes from the UK. Don't trust the government they want you out of business so they can control food production

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